{
"id": "live.voxport.podcast.episode",
"defs": {
"main": {
"key": "tid",
"type": "record",
"record": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"series",
"title",
"createdAt"
],
"properties": {
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64
},
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Episode tags/keywords"
},
"audio": {
"type": "blob",
"accept": [
"audio/mpeg",
"audio/mp4",
"audio/wav",
"audio/ogg",
"audio/aac"
],
"maxSize": 524288000,
"description": "Audio file reference"
},
"image": {
"type": "blob",
"accept": [
"image/png",
"image/jpeg"
],
"maxSize": 2097152,
"description": "Episode-specific cover art"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256,
"description": "Episode title"
},
"series": {
"ref": "live.voxport.podcast.series#seriesRef",
"type": "ref",
"description": "Reference to parent series (uri + optional cid)"
},
"persons": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"ref": "#person",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 50,
"description": "People associated with this episode — hosts, guests, co-hosts (Podcasting 2.0 podcast:person)"
},
"summary": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 10000,
"description": "Episode description/show notes (supports markdown)"
},
"audioUrl": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "External audio URL (if not using blob)"
},
"chapters": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"ref": "#chapter",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 100,
"description": "Episode chapters/timestamps"
},
"duration": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Duration in seconds"
},
"explicit": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether episode is explicit"
},
"audioType": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "MIME type of the audio file when using audioUrl. Pairs with audioLength for RSS enclosure reconstruction.",
"knownValues": [
"audio/mpeg",
"audio/mp4",
"audio/wav",
"audio/ogg",
"audio/aac"
]
},
"createdAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "datetime"
},
"updatedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "datetime"
},
"soundbites": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"ref": "#soundbite",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Short clip markers for apps to surface (Podcasting 2.0 podcast:soundbite)"
},
"transcript": {
"ref": "#transcript",
"type": "ref",
"description": "Episode transcript (singular — deprecated, prefer transcripts array)"
},
"audioLength": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Byte size of the audio file when using audioUrl. Required for a valid RSS enclosure — without this, a firehose consumer cannot reconstruct the feed from records alone."
},
"episodeType": {
"type": "string",
"default": "full",
"maxLength": 16,
"description": "Episode type per RSS spec",
"knownValues": [
"full",
"trailer",
"bonus"
]
},
"publishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "datetime",
"description": "Publication date (null = draft)"
},
"transcripts": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"ref": "#transcript",
"type": "ref"
},
"maxLength": 20,
"description": "Episode transcripts — multiple entries for different languages/formats (Podcasting 2.0 podcast:transcript). Preferred over the singular transcript field."
},
"importedGuid": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2048,
"description": "Original GUID from RSS feed (for imported episodes)"
},
"seasonNumber": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Season number"
},
"episodeNumber": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Episode number in series"
},
"blueskyPostRef": {
"ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
"type": "ref",
"description": "Reference to the Atmosphere cross-post (app.bsky.feed.post) for this episode. Set when the episode is auto-cross-posted, enabling custom feed operators to discover the cross-post from the episode record."
}
}
},
"description": "A podcast episode belonging to a series"
},
"person": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"name"
],
"properties": {
"did": {
"type": "string",
"format": "did",
"description": "ATProto DID if the person has a verified identity"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "External profile URL (maps to podcast:person href attribute)"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "Full name or alias of the person (spec: max 128 chars)"
},
"role": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Role from the Podcast Taxonomy Project (e.g. host, guest, co-host). Defaults to 'host' if absent."
},
"group": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Group from the Podcast Taxonomy Project (e.g. cast, writing, visuals). Defaults to 'cast' if absent."
},
"image": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Profile image URL (maps to podcast:person img attribute)"
},
"handle": {
"type": "string",
"format": "handle",
"description": "ATProto handle (e.g. alice.bsky.social) if the person has a Bluesky account"
}
}
},
"chapter": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"title",
"startTime"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "Chapter link URL (Podcasting 2.0 chapter url)"
},
"image": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 256
},
"hidden": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the chapter is hidden from the table of contents (Podcasting 2.0 toc:false)"
},
"endTime": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "End time in seconds (optional)"
},
"startTime": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Start time in seconds"
}
}
},
"soundbite": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"startTime",
"duration"
],
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 128,
"description": "Title/label for the soundbite (spec: max 128 chars)"
},
"duration": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 16,
"description": "Duration in fractional seconds (e.g. '60.0', '42.25'). Matches Podcasting 2.0 spec exactly."
},
"startTime": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 16,
"description": "Start time in fractional seconds (e.g. '73.0', '1234.5'). Matches Podcasting 2.0 spec exactly."
}
}
},
"transcript": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"url",
"type"
],
"properties": {
"rel": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 16,
"description": "If 'captions', the file is a closed captions file with time codes",
"knownValues": [
"captions"
]
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the transcript file"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "MIME type of the transcript file",
"knownValues": [
"text/plain",
"text/html",
"text/vtt",
"application/x-subrip",
"application/json"
]
},
"language": {
"type": "string",
"format": "language",
"description": "Language of the transcript (defaults to feed language if absent)"
}
}
}
},
"$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
"lexicon": 1,
"description": "A podcast episode belonging to a series"
}